Barbra Streisand - The Television Specials [5 DVDs]

Beinhaltet:

"My Name Is Barbra"
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Filmed in glorious black-and-white, Barbra's first television special in 1965 is a classic in every sense of the word. Reviewers waxed ecstatic with praise. United Press International proclaimed "... a pinnacle moment of American show business, in any form, and any period. She is so great, it is shocking... she may well be the most supremely talented and complete popular entertainer this country has ever produced." Winner of five Emmys and teh prestigious Peabody Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television.

"Color Me Barbra"
Fresh from the overwhelming triumph "My Name is Barbra", CBS network executives requested a follow-up special. It is a show-business axiom that sequels generally fall to live up to the original, but in the case of "Color Me Barbra", the odds were most assuredly beaten by a wide margin. Filmed in spectacular colors become a metaphor for imagination, inventiveness, fantasy, and sheer brilliance. Considered by many to be a "bookend" to "My Name Is Barbra - Color Me Barbra" is in every way the equal of its predecessor.

"The Belle Of 14th Street"
Barbra is the "top-billed act" in this affectionate tribute to turn of the century vaudeville. No details was too small for this lovingly re-created world of a bygone era. Her first television special to feature guest-stars, "The Belle of 14th Street" celebrates, in way both comedic and heartfelt, "The Golden Age Of Song". A marvelous showcase for such evergreens as Sophie Tucker's "Some Of These Days", "How About Me" (written by "a new young talent" Irving Berlin), the poignant "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", and the sublime "My Buddy" - all classics of the vaudeville era, reinvented by "the greatest star" of our time.

"Barbra Streisand: A Happening In Central Park"
On the evening of June 17, 1967, Barabra Streisand and 150.000 of the "luckiest people in the world" gathered together in Central Park's massive Sheep's Meadow for a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor concert event. If New York were a kingdom, Barbra was its reigning queen. It fwas the most attended concert event of its time. Barbra turns the historic park into her own "backyard" as the performs signature hits like "He Touched Me", "People", "Second Hand Rose" and "Happy Days Are Here Again". An extraordinary evening with an audience, the star they came to see, under an open sky in one of the most beautiful settings imaginable.

"Barbra Streisand - and other Musical Instruments"
A multicultural musicial potpourri, Barbra's fifth television spectacular is her most adventurous. Performing a startling array of new songs and classic hits, with genre-bending arrangements, "Barbra Streisand - and other Musical Instruments" is a feast for the eyes and ears. Starring the ultimate "musical instrument", Barbra Streisand together with over 150 musicians playing everything from the traditional violins, cellos, flutes, and oboes - to the more exotic kabuki woodblock, sitar, Chippewa tom-tom, sewing machine - saw - orange-juice sqeezer, and washing machine! Featuring the timeless duet of "Crying Time" with "Genius of Soul" Ray Charles.

(2005/WARNER) NTSC, Code 2-5, Color and B&W, English, 262 Min. (2005/WARNER) NTSC, Code 2-5, Color and B&W, English, 262 Min.